Developers wait for Texas power supply to tighten

Houston, 18 February (Argus) — A hot, dry summer, the early shutdown of coal plants to cut regional haze or a day when the wind does not blow and key power plants are off line could expose the fragility of Texas’ electric supply, the state’s largest generators said.

Mild summer weather and completion of a few new power plants in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) territory have served to mask potential supply risks in the state where power use rose by 2.5pc in 2014.